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OAITW r.2.0

(32,394 posts) Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:40 AM Thursday

Trump's Navy Problem in the Gulf of Hormuz.

He sunk the big target Iranian naval vessels....Yay!!!! Except Iran has marine drones and attack small craft that can easily mount attacks on mega-oil carriers. US Big Fleet presence cannot possibly engage in tight channel locations without creating more chaos.

What if Trump, Putin, and Iran are calling the shots?

Stupid minds think alike.

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Trump's Navy Problem in the Gulf of Hormuz. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Thursday OP

blocking hormuz makes putin's oil more profitable. rampartd Thursday #1

And the USA's fracked oil (nt) AZJonnie Thursday #2

And Ukraine is addressing this situation....daily. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #5

can't sell it if uke blows it up rampartd Thursday #8

And the deployment is incredibly long, fresh food will be an issue..carrier life must really suck Shellback Squid Thursday #3

Carrier Lincoln....300 days on and now going to high alert? We have a city of unhappy sailors. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #4

Navy vet here; I was a cook on a tin can.. Permanut Thursday #6

yeah, irradiated milk too, get tired of bug juice, eating greasy and canned food gets old fast Shellback Squid Thursday #7

One bright spot is we never ran out of baloney.. Permanut Thursday #9

I heard they used grape juice, bakers yeast and a 5 gallon stainless steel milk container, and one surgical glove Shellback Squid Thursday #11

Well, they said it was scotch.. Permanut Thursday #12

I think it was Kyle Kulinski that said D_Master81 Thursday #10

No, because it violates the first rule of Trump, which is Maru Kitteh Thursday #13

rampartd

(4,770 posts)

1. blocking hormuz makes putin's oil more profitable.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:43 AM

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AZJonnie

(3,858 posts)

2. And the USA's fracked oil (nt)

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:46 AM

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OAITW r.2.0

(32,394 posts)

5. And Ukraine is addressing this situation....daily.

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:02 AM

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How do Trump and Putin deal with their Ukraine problem? Russia can't sell oil it can't ship.

rampartd

(4,770 posts)

8. can't sell it if uke blows it up

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:09 AM

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i think alternative energy and moderate conservation could deescalate the oil war, but trump has burned those boats.

Shellback Squid

(10,120 posts)

3. And the deployment is incredibly long, fresh food will be an issue..carrier life must really suck

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:47 AM

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the nuke carriers can stay at sea years with their power source but no sailor wants to be at sea longer than a few months

OAITW r.2.0

(32,394 posts)

4. Carrier Lincoln....300 days on and now going to high alert? We have a city of unhappy sailors.

Reply to Shellback Squid (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:54 AM

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Permanut

(8,479 posts)

6. Navy vet here; I was a cook on a tin can..

Reply to Shellback Squid (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:03 AM

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I started to run out of stuff for the guys at 28 days. Salad stuff, switching from eggs to powdered eggs, not popular.

Shellback Squid

(10,120 posts)

7. yeah, irradiated milk too, get tired of bug juice, eating greasy and canned food gets old fast

Reply to Permanut (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:08 AM

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I wonder if they still do unreps?

Permanut

(8,479 posts)

9. One bright spot is we never ran out of baloney..

Reply to Shellback Squid (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:15 AM

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went just fine with the scotch that the laundry guys stashed back in after steering. Wasn't on the menu though.

Shellback Squid

(10,120 posts)

11. I heard they used grape juice, bakers yeast and a 5 gallon stainless steel milk container, and one surgical glove

Reply to Permanut (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:31 PM

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kool-aid?

Permanut

(8,479 posts)

12. Well, they said it was scotch..

Reply to Shellback Squid (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:13 PM

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D_Master81

(2,620 posts)

10. I think it was Kyle Kulinski that said

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:29 AM

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Pretty sure I was watching one of his videos when he pointed out that this war has exposed that the defense budget has just become a giant slush fund and our military mindset is still stuck in the Cold War era. We never evolved into modern warfare and are still concerned about big ships and planes. We also learned nothing from the drone warfare in Ukraine.

Maru Kitteh

(31,889 posts)

13. No, because it violates the first rule of Trump, which is

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:32 PM

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Trump ONLY ever does what is best for Trump, because other people are not real. The war is making people who voted for him, hate him now, so NOT good for Trump. He could give a shit what oil producers in the US are making. He isn’t an oil company. The war is making him look weak (because he’s weak) so NOT good for Trump. He’s bored and wants to talk about his arch and fabric swatches and cement, but he can’t because war - so NOT good for Trump.

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